Most of us do ministry in teams even if there are just two of us running a youth group together.
Teams need to know how to work together if they are to be effective. But how do you keep your team focussed on their ministry task. Many volunteers are too busy to get to meetings and I guess we’ve all had a moan about people who don’t seem committed to the youth group. What can we do to make our teams more effective.
Know who’s on the team
This may sound a bit basic but I have met people who are unsure whether they’ve joined the team or not. They have just sort of drifted into things and nobody has made clear their position. It may help to have an induction period where a new leader comes (under supervision) to the group meetings. Once they’ve been along for a bit sit them down and ask them how they feel. If they sense God’s call to the work (and the church does too) appoint them. Send them a letter making it official and put their name on every list that they should be on. If you can arrange someone to mentor them in their early months that can be of great value.
